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now and then, the president says i'm a grandfather of obama care. i don't think he means it as a compliment, but i'm take it. >> reporter: at times it was like a circus, but today he seemed focused and fired up. >> today, he threw in the white flag of surrender again, he said he can't change washington from inside, only from the outside, well, we'll give him the chance in november. heavy is going outside. >> reporter: three new battle ground polls, iowa, colorado, wisconsin, it mirrors his national lead, take a look, they acknowledge the president is moving the state much closer in that direction than some of the other battleground states. one thing to note, mitt romney's likeability is at risk in these sta states. >> all right, chuck todd, with all things political thank you. >>> and now to capitol hill where a fight over the federal budget has put a big piece of legislation on hold. and that, of course, has left farmers across the country in limbo. our report from nbc's kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: for family farmers across america, first, the pa
now and then, the president says i'm a grandfather of obama care. i don't think he means it as a compliment, but i'm take it. >> reporter: at times it was like a circus, but today he seemed focused and fired up. >> today, he threw in the white flag of surrender again, he said he can't change washington from inside, only from the outside, well, we'll give him the chance in november. heavy is going outside. >> reporter: three new battle ground polls, iowa, colorado, wisconsin,...
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today the dow closed at the highest level of the obama presidency. the nasdaq saw its highest close since the year 2000. the s&p 500 at its highest level since '08. that's where we'll begin as we talk to our fleet of current and former white house correspondents, savannah guthrie, chuck todd, tom brokaw. chuck, let's start with you down on the floor. we do get this jobs number tomorrow. what do we know about that in advance? >> reporter: well, the president knows the number. he probably has already found out about it. at some point after 4:00, after the markets close his chief economic adviser usually every month gives him a call and tells him what it is. they don't share it beyond the two of them. that's the way that works. so he will know it when he delivers his speech tonight. i know a lot of people are wondering will there be any clues as to how he delivers things, talks about the jobs picture and all that. that of course comes out at 8:30 tomorrow morning. one thing to watch for tonight, vice president biden's speech. it's been a rough week for
today the dow closed at the highest level of the obama presidency. the nasdaq saw its highest close since the year 2000. the s&p 500 at its highest level since '08. that's where we'll begin as we talk to our fleet of current and former white house correspondents, savannah guthrie, chuck todd, tom brokaw. chuck, let's start with you down on the floor. we do get this jobs number tomorrow. what do we know about that in advance? >> reporter: well, the president knows the number. he...
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michelle obama is now a political pro. her husband's best campaigner, hardly needing to practice with the teleprompters or get a feel for the stage. she will try to motivate women voters. >> this election ladies is a choice about supporting women and families in this country. >> reporter: the president said he'll be watching at the white house. >> i'm going to be at home and watching it with our girls, and i am going to try not to let them see their daddy cry. because when michelle starts talking, i start getting all misty. >> reporter: ann romney wants to be the new first lady, she gave a much buzzed about speech at the rnc, what was your reaction to her speech. >> you know, i didn't watch it. >> reporter: mrs. obama will try to inspire young people to vote. here with ross matthews for e! news. >> voting is how this country runs. and it's our responsibility at whatever age to exercise the rights that people before us fought so hard for us to have. >> in the white house, she's worked for military families, fought childhood
michelle obama is now a political pro. her husband's best campaigner, hardly needing to practice with the teleprompters or get a feel for the stage. she will try to motivate women voters. >> this election ladies is a choice about supporting women and families in this country. >> reporter: the president said he'll be watching at the white house. >> i'm going to be at home and watching it with our girls, and i am going to try not to let them see their daddy cry. because when...
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>> obama, all of your government, it was very late. >> reporter: so all of this is because the response was late? but there was little time for interviews. we should turn around here. the police are charging. >> you see what happened, what -- just -- the egyptian government is doing with the egyptian people because -- because of the americans. >> reporter: there were demonstrations today in nearly 40 cities across the region and beyond. but as bad as it looks, the demonstrations were generally small. but in what will have implications for security worldwide, the extremists have found a weak spot to attack a super power they believe is responsible for an offense against islam. and radicals, brian, are still looking for other soft targets. today, they attacked a u.n. outpost here in egypt, and several american chain restaurants in the region. brian? >> interesting to watch this throughout the weekend, richard engel in cairo, thank you, and we're getting a first look at what happened inside the u.s. consulate in libya, the damage from the attack that killed our ambassador and three others.
>> obama, all of your government, it was very late. >> reporter: so all of this is because the response was late? but there was little time for interviews. we should turn around here. the police are charging. >> you see what happened, what -- just -- the egyptian government is doing with the egyptian people because -- because of the americans. >> reporter: there were demonstrations today in nearly 40 cities across the region and beyond. but as bad as it looks, the...
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i voted for obama. i was leaning towards mitt romney but now i'm really worried about the republicans, her words, pushing down on the glass ceiling. president obama needs to persuade that woman this week. >> our primetime coverage of the democratic national convention starts tuesday night here on this nbc station. >>> we turn to the after math of hurricane isaac along the northern gulf. there are new questions tonight about whether the new multibillion-dollar levee system may have contributed to some of the flooding outside the city. gabe has our report. >> reporter: in st. tammany parish the pearl river is rising and officials are considering whether to evacuate 5,000 homes before it crests tomorrow. >> we don't do this lightly because we don't want people out of their homes. we know what trouble it causes and concerns. but safety is first. >> reporter: gerald williamson has seen this before. during katrina his home had six feet of water. >> when you live by the water sometimes you live in the water. >
i voted for obama. i was leaning towards mitt romney but now i'm really worried about the republicans, her words, pushing down on the glass ceiling. president obama needs to persuade that woman this week. >> our primetime coverage of the democratic national convention starts tuesday night here on this nbc station. >>> we turn to the after math of hurricane isaac along the northern gulf. there are new questions tonight about whether the new multibillion-dollar levee system may...
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on this, president obama, mitt romney or tied. why is this significant? it's the first time mitt romney has not led on the question of the economy since we began testing this. mitt romney, did he accomplish his goal of his convention? look at these likability numbers. he's still upside down. more people view him negatively than positively. 13 straight polls where mitt romney's personal rating has been upside down. there's a yellow flag for the president. on foreign policy, we conducted this poll right after the middle east crisis popped up, and you can see it's taken a toll on the president's approval rating. 49/46% approve/disapprove. one piece of silver lining for mitt romney. his supporters much more enthusiastic about this election than barack obama's. we'll see if that will have an impact. >> these numbers predated the recording of his remarks, it will be interesting to see the next wave of national numbers. chuck todd, thanks for that from our washington bureau. >> you're welcome. >>> new and deadly retribution from that amateur internet film that's
on this, president obama, mitt romney or tied. why is this significant? it's the first time mitt romney has not led on the question of the economy since we began testing this. mitt romney, did he accomplish his goal of his convention? look at these likability numbers. he's still upside down. more people view him negatively than positively. 13 straight polls where mitt romney's personal rating has been upside down. there's a yellow flag for the president. on foreign policy, we conducted this...
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the romney campaign is touting president obama's natural gifts and the extensive seasoning under the bright lights of the bright stage. today, in a mock debate, senator john kerry dismissed the idea that the republican nominee is an experienced debater, pointing to more than 20 debates. >> oh please, just give me 20 breaks, not just one. >> reporter: but analysts saying given the state of the race, the burden may be on the challenger. >> he has to do something to get people to take a deep breath, and say wait a minute, well, i thought i made a decision about supporting the president but maybe i better look a second time at mitt romney, that is what he needs to do. >> reporter: and one other thing on today's flight this evening, mitt romney said that people tend to during the debates, focus on the small things, like the color of one's tie, or even dramatic one-liners. but if he can get a handle on the debate, he is confident he will win this thing. >> all right, in a suburb outside minneapolis a community is reeling after a man who was fired from his job yesterday morning returned to
the romney campaign is touting president obama's natural gifts and the extensive seasoning under the bright lights of the bright stage. today, in a mock debate, senator john kerry dismissed the idea that the republican nominee is an experienced debater, pointing to more than 20 debates. >> oh please, just give me 20 breaks, not just one. >> reporter: but analysts saying given the state of the race, the burden may be on the challenger. >> he has to do something to get people to...
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trying to change the comments caught on tape to a 14-year-old remark by a then state senator, barack obama. in atlanta today, mitt romney tore into the president, accusing him of wanting to redistribute the wealth, based on a tape he heard years past. >> he said yes, he believes in redistribution, i don't, i believe the way for help others have higher income, is not to take from some, give to others, but to create wealth for everybody. >> reporter: romney is talking about making the government more efficient. >> i think the trick is to make government systems that pool resources, and hence facilitate some redistribution, because i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level to make sure everybody has a shot. >> reporter: he referred to his comments in 2008. >> my idea is if it is good for folks from the bottom up, it is good for everybody. if you spread the wealth around, it is good for everybody. i respect what you do and respect your question. >> reporter: today, they dismissed the attacks. >> if you want to talk about redistribution, governor romney and congressman r
trying to change the comments caught on tape to a 14-year-old remark by a then state senator, barack obama. in atlanta today, mitt romney tore into the president, accusing him of wanting to redistribute the wealth, based on a tape he heard years past. >> he said yes, he believes in redistribution, i don't, i believe the way for help others have higher income, is not to take from some, give to others, but to create wealth for everybody. >> reporter: romney is talking about making the...
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president obama plus 4.5 million. congressional republicans, zero. >> reporter: it's true since january 2010 the economy has gained over 4.5 million private sector jobs. but mr. obama had already been president for a year by then when the economy was hemorrhaging jobs. if you begin counting when he took office, it's a net gain of about 415,000 jobs. vice president joe biden actually got that right last night by including the time span. >> we sense created 4.5 million private sector jobs in the past 29 months. >> reporter: but biden went out on a limb with this charge. >> they're not prepared to do anything about the debt if it contained even $1, i'm not exaggerating, or one cent in new taxes for millionaires. >> reporter: in fact, several republican plans from john boehner to pat toomey included tax increases for wealthy americans, but bipartisan negotiations broke doubt over how much those increases should be. >> republicans will end the medicare guarantee. >> another frequent and mischarge. >> instead of the medicar
president obama plus 4.5 million. congressional republicans, zero. >> reporter: it's true since january 2010 the economy has gained over 4.5 million private sector jobs. but mr. obama had already been president for a year by then when the economy was hemorrhaging jobs. if you begin counting when he took office, it's a net gain of about 415,000 jobs. vice president joe biden actually got that right last night by including the time span. >> we sense created 4.5 million private sector...
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president obama has ordered increased security for u.s. diplomats around the world. >>> the white house says president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu reaffirmed their commitment to keep iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. the two leaders spoke by hour by phone. netanyahu has been urging the u.s. and other nations to set what he called clear red lines for iran. >>> chicago's school system is at a standstill for a third day as the teachers union and school district negotiators failed to reach an agreement tuesday night. the union says a deal is still a long way off, but teachers are getting support on the picket lines as parents are joining in. >>> a new book from the italian boyfriend of amanda said he and knox attracted strange behavior after the murder back in 2007. both served four years in an italian prison for kircher's murder but were acquitted last fall. >>> apple unveils the latest version of its iphone in san francisco today. the iphone 5 is expected to work with 4g cellular networks, a capability many cell p
president obama has ordered increased security for u.s. diplomats around the world. >>> the white house says president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu reaffirmed their commitment to keep iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. the two leaders spoke by hour by phone. netanyahu has been urging the u.s. and other nations to set what he called clear red lines for iran. >>> chicago's school system is at a standstill for a third day as the teachers union and school...
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>> first of all, president obama and the u.s. administration have repeatedly said that israel has the right to act by itself against any threat to defend itself. and i think that that remains our position. and for me, the issue is -- as the prime minister of a country that is threatened with annihilation with a regime that is racing a brutal regime in tehran that is racing to develop nuclear bombs for that end, obviously, we cannot delegate the job of stopping iran, if all else fails, to someone else. that was the main point that i was saying there. it was directed at the general international community. a lot of leaders calling me telling me, don't do it. it's not necessary. you know, the danger of acting is much greater than not acting. and i always say the danger of not acting in time is much greater because iran with nuclear weapons would mean that the kind of fanaticism that you see storming your embassies would have a nuclear weapon. don't let these fanatics have nuclear weapons. >> prime minister, you were upset with this
>> first of all, president obama and the u.s. administration have repeatedly said that israel has the right to act by itself against any threat to defend itself. and i think that that remains our position. and for me, the issue is -- as the prime minister of a country that is threatened with annihilation with a regime that is racing a brutal regime in tehran that is racing to develop nuclear bombs for that end, obviously, we cannot delegate the job of stopping iran, if all else fails, to...
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ladies and gentlemen, my dad -- my dad respected barack obama and would have respected barack obama had he been around for having had the guts to stand up for the automobile industry when so many others just were prepared to walk away. you know, when i look back, when i look back now, when i look back on the president's decision, i think of another son of another automobile man, mitt romney. mitt -- no, no. mitt romney, mitt romney grew up in detroit. my dad managed, his dad owned -- well, his dad ran an entire automobile company, american motors. y yes, what i don't understand is in spite of that he was willing to let detroit go bankrupt. i don't think he's a bad guy. no, no, i don't think he's a bad guy. i'm sure he grew up loving cars as much as i did. but what i don't understand, what i don't think he understood, i don't think he understood that saving the automobile worker, saving the industry, what it meant to all of america, not just autoworkers. i think he saw it the bain way. i mean that sincerely. i think he saw it in terms of balance sheets and write-offs. folks, the bain way
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the obama campaign fired back saying it was shocked that following the deadly protests, quote, governor romney would choose to launch a political attack. >> sarah palin! >> even sarah palin joined the fray, paraphrasing a line often used to mock her. >> and can i see russia from my house. >> as a way to slam the white house. >> reporter: apparently president obama can't see egypt and libya from his house, she tweeted. a couple of things. that cairo statement by the embassy there was never approved by the state department or the white house. that said, can i tell you here, matt, officials here are just stunned that the romney campaign wouldn't even wait till daybreak before pouncing on this story considering we didn't have confirmations of the death of the ambassador and others. >> chuck, before i let you go. let's talk about another story we're looking into. it's a diplomatic story. depending on who you're listening to, it's either a major difference of opinion between president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu or a scheduling conflict. what can you tell me? >> report
the obama campaign fired back saying it was shocked that following the deadly protests, quote, governor romney would choose to launch a political attack. >> sarah palin! >> even sarah palin joined the fray, paraphrasing a line often used to mock her. >> and can i see russia from my house. >> as a way to slam the white house. >> reporter: apparently president obama can't see egypt and libya from his house, she tweeted. a couple of things. that cairo statement by the...
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he also said he would keep some of president obama's health care reform. the president, meanwhile, was in florida on sunday raising questions about romney's budget math. meantime, the obama campaign reversed a three-month trend in august by topping romney in fund-raising. >>> faa investigators are trying to determine how a landing gear door fell from a boeing 747 over suburban seattle this weekend. nbc's tom costello has more. >> reporter: even folks who live near an airport don't expect to make this kind of discovery. it happened right in front of john hanson's house. >> came back to turn in my driveway, and there was a -- part of an airplane sitting here. >> reporter: no doubt about it. it's a landing gear door. the i.d. tag even says boeing 767. the big question is which boeing 767, which landing gear door and where was the plane headed. >> reporter: boeing field is nearby, and witnesses in this kent, washington neighborhood say the plane appeared to be flying low, maybe taking off or preparing to land. >> it was a big flap of metal. >> reporter: exactl
he also said he would keep some of president obama's health care reform. the president, meanwhile, was in florida on sunday raising questions about romney's budget math. meantime, the obama campaign reversed a three-month trend in august by topping romney in fund-raising. >>> faa investigators are trying to determine how a landing gear door fell from a boeing 747 over suburban seattle this weekend. nbc's tom costello has more. >> reporter: even folks who live near an airport...
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president obama is campaigning close to home in washington, d.c. today as romney courts donors and voters in pennsylvania, both men gearing up for next week's crucial first debate. we have our esteemed panel of nbc news political experts here raring to go, but first let's get to nbc's peter alexander in philadelphia. peter, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. all week long president obama and mitt romney have largely been chasing one another's shadow, first in new york and then ohio and finally in virginia. this weekend they will head their own direction as they prepare for that first critical head-to-head showdown, the first in the country presidential debate in the country next wednesday. virginia, the old dominion. >> we've got to win in virginia. >> reporter: could be the new must-win state this november. >> we'll win virginia again. >> reporter: with duelling events thursday, the president and mitt romney competed for votes in the battleground with deep military ties, appealing to voters who have been to battle before, ve
president obama is campaigning close to home in washington, d.c. today as romney courts donors and voters in pennsylvania, both men gearing up for next week's crucial first debate. we have our esteemed panel of nbc news political experts here raring to go, but first let's get to nbc's peter alexander in philadelphia. peter, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. all week long president obama and mitt romney have largely been chasing one another's shadow, first in new...